Unreal, yesterday I am driving home and am in the right lane in 45mph zone, I am looking at this steret glide riding next to me in the left. All of a sudden he is crossing in front of me while slowing down to 15mph, I hit the brakes and then notice to he is pulling a cell phone out of his right pants pocket. He answers his call and continues to drive 20mph in a 45mph zone in rush hour.

I really wonder if I would have been able to slow down in time if I wasnt looking at the bike.

 

I am sorry...but this is just so wrong. I get totally irate when the cagers are yacking or texting on their phones. Good Lord when I ride the cell phone is buried in the tour pack and usually is turned off.

I think if you want to yack on your stupid phone and ride a bike at the same time...go buy a Gold Wing. You can plug it in next to the Latte maker. If you feel compelled to want to talk on your phone and ride a bike...at least get a headset and do it more or less safely.

Sorry...rant over now.

 

If he would get himself an Autocom or Scala he could talk on the phone hands free and you would never know it.

 

Dang, that is one good reason to ride....no phone bothering me...

I hear it ringing (sometimes)...and I just smile

 

I leave mine in the tour pack. Leave voice mail next stop I will check for messages. Like gps on a bike I have lost count of how many people use gps while riding.keep your eyes on the road.

 

That has got to one of the craziest things I have ever heard of. I tried to use my iPhone on my bike once, before the Ultra, to listen to music. When the music stopped for it to ring, incomming call, I wondered...what do I do now? I let it go to voice mail, then the music came back on.

I never spoke on the phone while riding, mainly for the wind. Now that I have the Ultra, I jam out to my CDs, and the phone is in the tour pack. I check it when I stop for fuel, or to eat or something.

 

Oh i agree...no gps and no phone......my phone is in the bag....and i might check it at the next stop i might not.......

 

Well I plead guilty to the GPS...but then that is why it is run through the AUX to the speakers so if I do use it...and that is becoming more and more rare, I can hear it and don't have to stare at the stupid thing.

 

The last thing I want to do while riding is answer, or even check my phone. I'm riding to get away from that sh*t usually. The wifey knows that if I'm on the bike, the phone will not get answered.

 

Old school for me, started ridin' way before GPS, cell phones, even stereo ..... now I understand I'll get flamed for the stereo, probably even the GPS but like I said, I'm old school, I'm not sure anymore why I ride, I just know it's my way of life and I can't imagine not riding, ever. I ride a RoadKing so I can go without a windshield, so I don't have a stereo and I don't need GPS, I like adventure. I also have my old shovels but the RK is very dependable adn great for long journeys. The RK stripped down is as close as a new bike can come to my old shovels. Cell phone, yeah, in the bag for emergencies, but that is all. When I ride I want to get out of everyday life and have a little adventure, even the stereo links me to the world I want to escape from .............